Nadine Pesso

About Nadine Pesso

I’m a Frontend Developer with experience building performant, user-centered web applications using React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, and modern UI engineering practices. My background combines software development, instructional design, and cross-functional program leadership—giving me a unique ability to collaborate with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to turn complex requirements into clear, intuitive user experiences. My technical strengths include modernizing frontends, optimizing component architectures, improving developer workflows, and contributing to high-impact features across distributed teams. I’ve worked with modern tools such as React, Preact, Vite, Node.js, and various testing and automation frameworks. I’ve also applied internationalization, performance tuning, responsive UI patterns, and accessibility best practices across multiple product environments. In past roles, I’ve contributed to large feature builds, code reviews, bug resolution, and user-centric product enhancements. I’ve also built full-stack applications during team projects and hackathons, giving me a solid foundation in API integration, backend logic, and end-to-end product thinking. Career Highlights Built responsive, accessible UI components using React, TypeScript, and modern tooling to support product improvements across global users. Contributed to frontend modernization projects including migrations to Vite, updated form systems, improved testing suites, and component refactoring. Implemented and maintained automated testing pipelines (unit/E2E/visual regression), improving reliability and reducing regressions during releases. Delivered customized campaign apps across 90+ clients as part of large-scale engineering execution teams. Developed full-stack applications using React, Node, Express, SQL/NoSQL during project collaborations, with strong focus on usability and data workflows. Collaborated closely with designers and product teams to refine interaction patterns, improve user experience, and accelerate feature delivery timelines.

Experience

1. Local Childcare Coordinator

   Greataupair

   Dec 2025 — Present

   GreatAuPair is a U.S. Department of State-designated cultural exchange organization, providing live-in childcare through international au pair placements.• Served as primary liaison and case manager for host families and international au pairs, supporting successful placements through onboarding, orientation, monitoring, and conflict resolution.• Screened and interviewed host family applicants, assessing suitability, readiness, and compliance while delivering structured program orientations aligned with federal regulations.• Conducted welcome calls, in-home orientations, and ongoing check-ins, ensuring participants understand expectations, support resources, and Department of State requirements.• Mediated complex interpersonal and cross-cultural conflicts, facilitating resolutions that prioritized participant well-being, program integrity, and positive outcomes.• Monitored and documented compliance with Department of State regulations, escalating concerns appropriately and maintaining accurate, confidential records.• Acted as a trusted support resource for participants throughout the placement cycle, demonstrating discretion, professionalism, and cultural competence.• Engaged in community outreach and program promotion, developing independent leads through social media, local networks, and referrals.

Education

• University of Education Weingarten

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Elementary Education and Teaching

  2014 — 2019

• University of California, Davis

  Coding Bootcamp, Full Stack Web Development

  2019 — 2020